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Subject: Families First Personal Responsibility Plans

Policy 23.07 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2023 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 2 of 4 6. Not falsify any work and/or educational activity documentation, such as providing a falsified employer’s statement, attendance record, etc. to validate work and/or educational activities. 7. Not knowingly access Families First cash benefits through an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card at any restricted location as outlined in policy 23.11 Families First Electronic Benefit Transaction Location Restrictions. 8. Participate in parental involvement activities to eliminate barriers and help their child become more successful, if the need for parental involvement activities is identified as outlined in Policy 23.26 Families First Parental Involvement. Development of the PRP – Eligibility Counselor Responsibilities The Eligibility Counselor will: 1. Discuss all of the PRP agreements with the customer; 2. Establish whether the customer is willing to agree to the terms of the PRP; and 3. Obtain a signature and approval of a PRP for all Families First cases; and 4. Refer all cases with a mandatory work and/or educational activity to the TANF Case Manager. Development of the PRP – TANF Case Manager Responsibilities The TANF Case Manager will: 1. Review all aspects of the PRP with the customer; 2. Fully explain the thirty (30) hour work and/or educational activity to the customer; 3. Obtain a signature on the PRP, if a renegotiation is required; and 4. Engage the customer in work and/or educational activity. Renegotiation of the PRP Once signed, the PRP will remain active until closure of the Families First case. A renegotiation of the PRP is required only when a customer’s participation status with the work and/or educational activity changes from exempt to non-exempt or non-exempt to exempt. Penalty for Failure to Sign a PRP Failure and/or refusal of any adult or minor parent in an AU to sign a PRP will result in application denial or case closure. See Families First Personal Responsibility Plan Procedures for additional information. 1. If an adult or minor parent who is the caretaker of their own AU refuses to sign the PRP, the entire AU will be ineligible for Families First benefits. 2. If a minor parent who is a dependent child in the AU refuses to sign a PRP, the minor parent's needs will be removed from the AU. Sanctions 1. Failure to keep immunizations and health checks up to date for all AU children will result in a reduction of the cash grant as outlined in Policy 23.08 Families First Immunizations and Health Checks.